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N.J. Sen. Frank Lautenberg going back to work

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 7:56pm CST

New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he's "feeling great" and will return to work in Washington this week.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats to back healthcare even if it hurts

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 3:26pm CST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers, a call to arms that underscores the issue's massive role in this election year.
Trying to Connect with Chile after Quake

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 10:59am CST

Chileans living here in Minnesota are keeping a close eye on their TVs and the internet, trying to keep up to date on what's happening in the homeland.
The doctor's in: Obama getting routine physical

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 6:27am CST

It's a trip to the doctor for President Barack Obama.The 48-year-old commander in chief heads to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Sunday morning for his first physical exam as president.During the 2008 White House race, his campaign released a statement from his longtime Chicago doctor saying Obama was in excellent health at ...
Minn. Diabetes Walk Also Supports Haiti

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:06am CST

Participants are encouraged to bring donations to support Haitians at this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Mall of America.
Houston's smoking causing tour problems

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 9:42pm CST

Singer Whitney Houston arrives at the Legendary Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.
Marie Osmond's Son Commits Suicide

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 5:21pm CST

Marie Osmond 's son, Michael Blosil , took his own life Friday night after leaping to his death from his Los Angeles apartment, E! News confirms.
6 malaria cases reported for US soldiers in Haiti

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:25pm CST

A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six American soldiers involved in the aid mission have come down with malaria.
Free Clinic Overwhelmed By Patients

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 7:14am CST

KMBC's Jana Corrie reports from the Kansas City Free Health Care Clinic.
Report shows government's liabilities surging

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 12:58am CST

The federal government fell further into the red in 2009, with its financial position hitting a deficit of $11.46 trillion.
Red Cross president Gail McGovern has cancer

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 8:09pm CST

In this March 18, 2009 file photo, Gail J. McGovern, the chief executive officer and president of the American Red Cross, speaks during an interview in Denver.
Boozy ape sent to rehab

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 3:26pm CST

A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday.
Women missing ovarian cancer signs

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 10:32am CST

Almost one in three women mistakenly believe a smear test will pick up signs of ovarian cancer, a poll has found.
Houston Doctors to Go to Haiti

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 5:52am CST

When Dr. Joe Agris isn't performing cosmetic or reconstructive surgery in the Texas Medical Center, he's probably traveling the globe.
Docs cut work hours as primary care shortage looms

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 8:20am CST

Doctors have steadily cut their work hours over the past decade, a new study finds, something that experts say may only worsen the health care situation.
2/23/2010 - WHO: Swine flu still hasn't peaked

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:07am CST

The agency's emergency committee met Tuesday and suggested it was "premature" to recommend downgrading the global flu outbreak.
What's Brewing: Free Pancakes

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:52pm CST

You may have heard that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a such thing as free breakfast - and that means pancakes from IHOP! Today is National Pancake Day, an effort across the country and here in West Michigan to raise awareness and support for the Children's Miracle Network.
Brother of George Osborne had relationship with escort girl

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 7:39pm CST

A General Medical Council panel declared Dr Adam Osborne guilty of serious misconduct after concluding that he acted in a ''misleading'' and ''dishonest'' manner when he falsified the name of a cocaine-addicted friend on a prescription.
FDA warns of heart risk with HIV drug combination

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 3:22pm CST

The agency said preliminary data suggest Roche's Invirase and Abbott Laboratories ' Norvir can affect the electrical activity of the heart when used together.
Acupuncture helps beat the blues during pregnancy

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:10am CST

ANI ANI ANI Acupuncture helps beat the blues during pregnancy Acupuncture may help lessen depression symptoms during pregnancy, a new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows.
Calif. lawmakers to question Anthem Blue Cross over proposed hike in insurance premiums

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 6:44am CST

Executives from California's largest for-profit health insurer will testify before a state legislative committee about their attempt to boost insurance premiums.
Without a Wing, No Prayer for Female Mosquitoes

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:17am CST

First it was just swatting. Then poison. Then sterilizing males. Now it's grounding females.
SE Soundboard: CPR Saturday

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 10:03pm CST

Eastern New Mexico Medical Center is recognizing heart month with two teaching sessions on CPR Saturday, February 27, at 9:00 and 1:00 at Basset Auditorium at the Roswell Museum and Arts Center.
Report finds high blood pressure epidemic neglected,...

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 5:34pm CST

A critical new report declares high blood pressure in the U.S. to be a neglected disease - a term that usually describes mysterious tropical illnesses, not a well-known plague of rich countries.
LA Weekly & Huffington Post - Yellow Moldy Journalism Abets US Chamber & FEMA Fraud on Courts

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 1:12pm CST

"Understanding that speedy implementation requires political will, one must look at ways to engender such will. One of the most effective methods is through the media,.." Daniel Heimpel, Yellow Journalist for LA Weekly & Huffington Post.

And NOW Daniel Heimpel, clearly evidenced as a bonified shill for the US Chamber of Commerce who has assisted them to be able to deny causation of illness from environmental exposures, has morphed into a social advocate for children, who is a blogger for the Huffington Post.

"In 2002, when flyers were distributed in Rep. Green's district attacking his opponent Patrick Rose about mold remediation lawsuits and plaintiffs, the tactic backfired. One of the targets of the ad, Melinda Ballard (who had prevailed in a $32 million homeowners' mold lawsuit), went public with the revelation that Green himself had filed a mold claim in 2001 and that his insurance carrier had paid for Green and his family to stay at Austin's downtown Omni Hotel."
NHS 'should not fund homeopathy'

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 9:04am CST

The NHS should stop funding homeopathy because there is no scientific proof that it works, MPs.
Stress risk in elderly diabetics

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 4:32am CST

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Obama to propose limits on insurance rates

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 11:59pm CST

President Barack Obama will propose giving federal authorities the power to limit rate hikes by health insurance companies - part of a new health care overhaul plan he will unveil Monday in a last-ditch bid to salvage his signature issue.
Dr. Clarke discusses epilepsy in children

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 7:45pm CST

Dr. Clarke from the Dell Childrens Medical Center and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program .
Diving into WellPoint's health insurance profits

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 3:16pm CST

The CEO of WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, is being called before Congress this week to defend planned rate hikes of as much as 39 percent for some customers even as the company made billions last year.
New blood test will show women's egg levels: report

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 10:44am CST

Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment.
Veterans blame ills on burn-pit smoke from bases in Iraq, Afghanistan

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 6:08am CST

The noxious smoke plumes that wafted over the military base in Ballad, Iraq, alarmed Lt.
36 Swine Flu Deaths in Virginia

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 1:51am CST

Virginia's health commissioner says 36 deaths in the state have been linked to the swine flu outbreak.
Early, aggressive therapy eyed in blocking AIDS

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 9:26pm CST

Called "test-and-treat," the goal is to catch new AIDS cases early and administer therapy to reduce the amount of virus in patients' systems in an effort to prevent them from spreading the illness.
Women Of A Certain Age: 20s

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 5:04pm CST

ABC News chief medical corespondent Dr. Tim Johnson examines some of the issues facing women in their 20s.
Diabetes drug can hurt heart

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 12:44pm CST

CONFIDENTIAL US government reports recommend that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market because it can hurt the heart, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Obama: Health meeting a test of problem-solving

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 8:20am CST

Republicans said lawmakers must scrap current proposals and start over, lest the meeting turn into a charade.
Smoking steady despite quit aids

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 3:47am CST

Sales of products to help smokers kick the habit have soared in the past 12 months, but the trend has done nothing to dent cigarette sales, a report has said.
Tobacco Fight to Supreme Court Feb. 19

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 11:33pm CST

The Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to seek nearly $300 billion from the tobacco industry for a half-century of deception.
Sen. Lautenberg, 86, has stomach lymphoma

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 7:02pm CST

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, at 86 the nation's second oldest U.S. senator, has curable lymphoma of the stomach, his office said Friday.
Beijing ski slopes are a new playground for the wealthy

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 2:47pm CST

As all eyes are on Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, in China, winter sports are gradually making in-roads. Skiing in particular is becoming increasingly popular.
ACHEMMIC - Request for Action Letter - EPA Policy Over Mold & Microbial Contaminants

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 10:26am CST

Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold, Microbes and Indoor Contaminants

ACHEMMIC is a newly formed group consisting of physicians, scientists, researchers, indoor air quality experts, industrial hygienists, building engineers, advocates and others who are working together to promote the truth in health policy about the adverse effects of mold, microbes and indoor contaminants.

We are uniting to share our collective knowledge, expertise and life experiences to advance the public policy of this very important health crisis.

Our group would like to encourage the EPA, CIAQ, Mold Work Group, and GAO to follow through on the recommendations of the GAO in the name of better public health for people who have been harmed by mold, microbes and indoor contaminants.

On February 16, 2010, we submitted a letter to several government agencies and elected officials.

Request for Action Letter to the EPA, CIAQ, MWG and GAO
Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 9:00am CST

Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year - another sign that spiraling costs are a problem even for those with solid insurance.
Chief of deficit panel won't rule out anything

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 4:30am CST

The Democratic co-chairman of the bipartisan debt-reduction commission that President Obama created on Thursday said that "everything is on the table" -- including raising taxes and cutting Medicare and Social Security -- but declined to discuss his preferences or predict what proposals will prevail.
Smoking to be banned in Seattle parks come April

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 12:07am CST

You can legally spit while at a city park. You can also carry a gun to the park .
FDA advises against some asthma medication

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:41pm CST

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration has warned that some long-acting asthma drugs used by millions, should be issued with safety restrictions.
WHO: Combine H1N1, Regular Flu Vaccines

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 3:06pm CST

The World Health Organization is recommending that swine flu be added to regular flu vaccines next season.
Olympics/Ski: Vonn wins women's downhill gold

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 10:52am CST

Alpine speed queen Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations by winning the United States' first ever Olympic gold in the women's downhill on Wednesday.
Dr. Gott: Alternative Tourette treatments

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 6:31am CST

Dear Dr. Gott: My adult son suffers from Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Pot Eases Muscle Spasms, Research Finds

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:56am CST

The Associated Press 24 comments A medical marijuana activist holds a sign during a rally, in this Jan.
Egypt reveals Tutankhamun's lineage, cause of death

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 9:21pm CST

A DNA study shows Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun who suffered from a club foot died of malaria and that his father was the "heretic" king Akhenaten, Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Wednesday.
One in five Canadians have high blood pressure: StatsCan report

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 4:57pm CST

A new survey has found that nearly one in five Canadians between the ages of 20 and 79 have high blood pressure.
Merck: Studies boost cancer vaccine for new uses

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 12:30pm CST

The Gardasil vaccine protected most young women from cervical cancer and homosexual men from anal cancer, according to new studies released Wednesday by its maker, Merck & Co.
Advice for Disabled Adults' Caretakers

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 8:03am CST

Caring for a loved one who has dementia or Alzheimer's is one of the most difficult challenges a spouse or child can face.
Aspirin cuts breast cancer survivors' risk

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 3:49am CST

Taking an aspirin two days a week significantly reduced breast cancer survivors' risk of metastasis -- cancer spread -- and death, U.S. researchers said.
ADHD brain may be a little different

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 11:32pm CST

A link appears to exist between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and anomalies in the brain's reward system, a new study suggests.
"Love" hormone may help autism symptoms: Study

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 7:09pm CST

A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behaviour in some adults with autism, French researchers say.
Schering-Plough purchase hikes Merck sales, profit

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 2:49pm CST

In this combo made from file photos, the company logos for drugmakers Merck & Co.
2/16/2010 - King Tut felled by malaria and broken leg

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 10:15am CST

The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is based on two years of DNA testing and CT scans of 16 mummies, including Tutankhamun's. The study says that because of multiple disorders, the young Tut was likely a "frail king who needed canes to walk." It says his death was likely from his broken leg, which ...
Get Answers: Who determines what foods are staples?

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 5:42am CST

he state senate's plan to tax certain foods in new mexico has some of you asking questions. we told you last week that food mentioned on the state's women -- infant -- children -- or "wic" list would remain tax free. but amanda in santa fe wants to know---- "who is ultimately responsible for compiling the wic list -- and deteriming what is a staple?" to answer that question----each state has some control of its wic program -- however, most of the food guidelines are determined at the federal level by the u-s department of agriculture. those guidelines are based on what foods provide crucial nutrients
New Action Committee Urges Transparency in EPA Policy Over Mold & Microbial Contaminants

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:07am CST

February 16, 2010

Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold, Microbes and Indoor Contaminants

ACHEMMIC is a newly formed group consisting of physicians, scientists, researchers, indoor air quality experts, industrial hygienists, building engineers, advocates and others who are working together to promote the truth in health policy about the adverse effects of mold, microbes and indoor contaminants.

A request for action letter was submitted today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, GAO Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, and Senior Advisor to the Senate Majority HELP Committee Michael Meyers. ACHEMMIC is urging the EPA to adhere to GAO recommendations meant to provide consistent, accurate health advisories within the policies of all Federal agencies of the adverse health effects of mold and other microbial contaminants.

The GAO audit of the public health threat was requested by the late Senator Edward M Kennedy. In October of 2006, he requested that the Federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) perform an audit of the current scientific understanding of the health effects of mold.

The result of the two year audit was a report issued in September of 2008 titled "Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts". The GAO deemed that the Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ) would be the perfect organization to oversee this endeavor was carried out to ensure consistent government messaging in the name of public health. The CIAQ is governed by the EPA.

ACHEMMIC encourages the EPA, CIAQ, and other Federal agencies to work together to fulfill the late Senator's lifetime dream of preventing and treating illness of all US citizens.

Copies of the letter are being sent to individuals and organizations around the country, including numerous elected officials, government agencies, media outlets, medical organizations and others. The letter is also being posted on numerous websites and blogs.
Millions missing out on colon cancer screening

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 11:56pm CST

Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No.
Mold Causes Woman To Fear For Baby's Health - Vista del Valle apartments - Las Vegas - Video

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 7:26pm CST

A woman found what appears to be mold in the nursery she was building for her baby, her bathroom and the master bedroom.

Renee Coughlin spoke exclusively with FOX5 and said she's been sick for months, and now she's worried for the health of her baby.

"The board was so rotted you could stick your finger right through into the drywall," Coughlin said.

"Nausea, vomiting, headaches, sinus infection, wheezing, coughing, sore throat," Coughlin said.

"As soon as you see a fire, you put it out. Mold is the same. You see a little bit of mold, get rid of it. Stop the source. Don't let children, elderly people, (those with) lung disease - don't let those people get close to it," said Dr. Mike Karagiozis, who has testified in several mold cases.
CDC reassigns - Dr. William C. Reeves - controversial head of chronic fatigue research

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 4:58pm CST

The Atlanta-based CDC has reassigned its chief researcher into chronic fatigue syndrome, a longtime target of scientific organizations and patient advocacy groups around the country.

Researchers in Nevada last fall reported a strong correlation between chronic fatigue syndrome and XMRV, a retrovirus related to the one that causes AIDS. The potential breakthrough has excited the 1 million or so Americans with CFS who are looking for treatment.

The CDC's research program, led by Dr. William C. Reeves, had no role in that study, and Reeves was dismissive of its findings. Critics said that was because the agency had wasted $100 million on looking for a possible psychological explanation for CFS and dismissing outside research that looked for a viral cause.
New HIPAA Regulations Could Result in Fines for Chiropractors

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 3:20pm CST

New HIPAA regulations for Business Associates go into effect February 17, 2010 and most chiropractors qualify as covered entities subject to these new rules. "Most chiropractors around the US I've spoken to don't seem worried." Said a Utah Chiropractor
Fighting Pandemics Like H1N1 Flu in Digital Age

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 2:09pm CST

HealthMap Outbreaks Near Me is among scores of iPhone apps, along with social networks, Wikipedia and flu-tracking sites, giving consumers new ways to share information and keep tabs on H1N1 flu and other health threats.
Tobacco use linked to worse outcomes in HPV-positive head and neck cancer, U-M study finds

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 9:36am CST

Patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Neighbors React to Possible Flood Insurance

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 5:06am CST

Neighbors React to Possible Flood Insurance
Obama to post health bill

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 12:45am CST

Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:20am EST - A resident of south Florida holds a sign protesting healthcare reforms during a visit by President Obama to Miami, October 26, 2009.
Spiraling insurance: The 39% rate hike was only for the few buying...

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 8:15pm CST

Dr. Michael Lenoir examines Ebony Jones, 13, at right, as her mother Daaiyah Shabazz and brother Dante Jones look on in Lenoir's offices in Oakland , Calif., Wednesday, Feb.
Beaumont sent three organs to the UK

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 4:00pm CST

Beaumont Hospital has confirmed that it sent three organs to the UK Transplant Service last month due to problems associated with bed shortages at the hospital.
Biden: White House wants to hear GOP health ideas

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:43am CST

Vice President Joe Biden says the White House is ready and willing to listen to health care ideas from Republicans.
Marine base's ex-residents, many ill, only now learning of toxic water

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 7:27am CST

Paul Akers was in his oncologist's office last summer when his adult daughter handed him a magazine.
9-year-old trains for the Austin Marathon

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 3:06am CST

Kid to run the Austin Marathon.
Race for the cure': Susan G. Komen.....

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 10:29pm CST

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure: -$83,525 CHS Healthcare - Collier Mammography Assistance Program -$157,453 Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Inc.
What's worse than health care overhaul? No changes

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 6:15pm CST

It's anybody's guess whether President Barack Obama's health remake will survive in Congress.
Family Sues Hospital After Pregnant Woman Dies of Swine Flu

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 2:04pm CST

The family of a pregnant Ohio woman who died of complications from swine flu is suing a hospital, saying doctors failed to provide proper medical care.
Health Care Summit Details Released - Do the Dems Have a Deal Already?

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 9:51am CST

The White House just released details for the Feb. 25 bipartisan health care summit President Obama called for.
Individual insurance rates soar in 4 states

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 5:19am CST

Consumers in at least four states who buy their own health insurance are getting hit with premium increases of 15 percent or more - and people in other states could see the same thing.
Health-care study: 5 largest insurance firms show big profits

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 7:54am CST

As the nation struggled last year with rising health-care costs and a recession, the five largest health insurance companies racked up combined profits of $12.2 billion - up 56 percent over 2008, according to a report by liberal health-care activists.
Dennis Hopper and wife agree to stay away from each other

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 3:34am CST

Dennis Hopper's wife has agreed to stay 10 feet away from the ailing actor and not contact him directly as they wrangle through their divorce, court records filed Thursday show.
Healthbeat - Prostate Cancer

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 11:21pm CST

More than 40-thousand American men will die from Prostate Cancer every year. Docotor Barry Ramo has more on why that is, on the Healthbeat.
The Healthcare Death Spiral

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 6:45pm CST

Last week the LA Times reported that Anthem Blue Cross planned to raise premium rates by 39% for some of its customers.
Proposed autism diagnosis changes anger "Aspies"

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 4:23pm CST

Many people with Asperger's syndrome are upset over a proposal they see as an attack on their identity.
WHO to decide whether worst over in H1N1 pandemic

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 12:01pm CST

Doses of the H1N1 vaccination are shown in a file photo. The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee later this month to examine whether the H1N1 flu pandemic has peaked, its top influenza expert says.
Report: $1 cigarette tax increase could help fill budget shortfall

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 7:39am CST

A new report says raising Nevada's cigarette tax by $1 per pack would bring in $78.8 million in new annual revenue to help close the state's budget shortfall, while also reducing smoking and saving lives.
Ex-Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson, who helped arm Afghans...

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 3:19am CST

Charlie Wilson, the former congressman from Texas whose funding of Afghanistan's resistance to the Soviet Union was chronicled in the movie and book "Charlie Wilson's War," died Wednesday.
Exercise Like A Speedskater

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 11:00pm CST

California Family Fitness shows you how to work out like a speedskater.
FEMA Using US Chamber Fraud in Katrina Trailer Litigation; EPA, GAO & Congre$$ Turn Blind Eye$

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 6:40pm CST

The EPA is trying to shut down Federal interagency coordination on the health effects of mold via their CIAQ. One of the members of this purported public interest workgroup that would greatly benefit from the self destructing of any interagency coordination is FEMA.

Two of FEMA's expert defense witnesses that they are using to defeat financial liability for sickness caused by the Katrina trailers are the authors of the US Chamber of Commerce's position statement on mold, "A Scientific View of the Health Effects of Mold" (2003). The Chamber paper claims it is scientifically proven all claims of illness from mold are only made because of "trial lawyers, media, and junk science." Page 65.

FEMA's Expert Witness List includes the US Chamber/ACOEM authors of VeriTox, Inc. Bruce Kelman and Coreen Robbins.

Evidence of more lunacy of the matter and conflicts of interest within the Federal Government, is a Video of Bruce Kelman literally laughing at the thousands of people who have requested a Congressional Oversight and Government Reform Hearing into the matter.

Apparently Mr. Kelman was right to laugh. No such Government Oversight hearing has ever come to fruition in spite of the pleas of thousands; and FEMA is now using the deceit of the US Chamber against Katrina victims, just like the Department of Justice has used the deceptive science of the US Chamber against sick military families living in moldy military housing.
US: Iran enrichment plan risks cancer patients

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 4:00pm CST

A senior U.S. envoy accused Tehran's leadership Wednesday of hypocrisy for opting to pursue "ever more dangerous nuclear technology" instead of accepting an international plan meant to assure the supply of medical isotopes to Iranian cancer patients.
No good news for blacks in latest jobless numbers

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 11:32am CST

I hope this isn't what people mean by a 'colorblind society.' When the Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate fell from 10 percent to 9.7 percent in January, Democrats from the White House to Capitol Hill gushed like a school kid who had just aced a test in a class he was struggling to pass.
Psychiatrists propose changes in how doctors diagnose and name mental disorders

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 7:19am CST

Don't say "mental retardation" - the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome - call it a mild version of autism instead.
Louis Gossett Jr.: I Have Cancer

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 2:49am CST

Some sad news from an Oscar-winning actor. Louis Gossett Jr. , who took home the golden prize in 1982 for An Officer and a Gentleman , announced today that he's been diagnosed with the early stages of prostate cancer.
Diet affects memory

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 10:23pm CST

A Mediterranean diet may help prevent memory problems later in life. Researches looked at the diets of over 700 people and conducted MRI brain scans.
GAO Recommendations to EPA on Mold not being followed - FEMA - Katrina Trailers

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 6:03pm CST

The EPA is trying to shut down Federal interagency coordination on the health effects of mold via their CIAQ. One of the members of this purported public interest workgroup that would greatly benefit from the self destructing of any interagency coordination is FEMA.

Two of FEMA's expert defense witnesses that they are using to defeat financial liability for sickness caused by the Katrina trailers are the authors of the US Chamber of Commerce's position statement on mold, "A Scientific View of the Health Effects of Mold" (2003). The Chamber paper claims it is scientifically proven all claims of illness from mold are only made because of "trial lawyers, media, and junk science." Page 65.

FEMA's Expert Witness List includes the US Chamber/ACOEM authors of VeriTox, Inc. Bruce Kelman and Coreen Robbins.

Evidence of more lunacy of the matter and conflicts of interest within the Federal Government, is a Video of Bruce Kelman literally laughing at the thousands of people who have requested a Congressional Oversight and Government Reform Hearing into the matter.

Apparently Mr. Kelman was right to laugh. No such Government Oversight hearing has ever come to fruition in spite of the pleas of thousands; and FEMA is now using the deceit of the US Chamber against Katrina victims, just like the Department of Justice has used the deceptive science of the US Chamber against sick military families living in moldy military housing.
Alabama State House - mold - 2 employees' serious health problems attributed to environment

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 2:37pm CST

Dianne Harper's doctor attributes the two painful surgeries on her sinuses to her 18 years of work in the Alabama State House.

The surgeries included scraping, a more than three-hour procedure to remove fungus the doctor compared to the consistency of soft serve ice cream, and later putting in a stent to try to deter future growth.

"He said he hadn't seen anything quite like it," Harper said.

She said the doctor attributes the fungus to the environment and is 99 percent certain it is from the State House. He even asked her if she could be moved to a different building.
Gov.Workers - HUD - Say Building Makes Them Sick - roof leaks - mold - stachybotrys

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 10:23am CST

"In my particular, office they found stachybotrys, which they tell me is called a black mold, which is one of the worst molds that you can find," said The AFGE Union Vice President Art Grammer.

The AFGE Union says it paid for that air study. The union president says the AFGE also surveyed its members and 13 percent said the building made them sick.

According to Local 476 AFGE President Eddie Eitches, "When they came into the the building they were sick and when they left, they felt better. "
Common antidepressant reduces effectiveness of cancer drug tamoxifen: study

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Paxil can reduce or even negate the effects of the breast-cancer drug tamoxifen Canadian researchers are warning.
Officials ask Anthem to justify rate hike in Calif

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 4:56am CST

Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco's health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four.
Children to visit Jade Goody grave

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:25am CST

Jade Goody's children have not stopped talking about their mother since the day she died, their father Jeff Brazier has said.
10 Best Foods For Your Heart

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:52pm CST

Bridget Dougherty, Sr. Editor of Women's Health Magazine stopped by Good Day to discuss the ten best foods for your heart.
EPA CIAQ: GAO Mold Audit Workgroup doesn't report in - What is going on at the EPA?

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 3:22pm CST

On Feb. 3rd, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency's CIAQ (Committee on Indoor Air Quality) held one of its three yearly meetings in Washington, DC. Prior to this meeting, the US GAO Mold Audit Workgroup was to have met again, in Jan. 2010, to determine how to protect health by informing the American public about mold hazards, prevention and solutions, maintaining consistency across federal agencies (one of their very few meetings scheduled since designated to do so by the GAO in its Oct. 2008 report).Their progress was to have been reported in the CIAQ meeting, as CIAQ oversees this workgroup. But it was a no-show for the mold workgroup. In fact, nothing about mold problems was even on the agenda! We'd like to know WHY. Whose decision was that? We want that information made public, with a detailed explanation. There are signs that under the new Obama-appointed EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, indoor air pollution is not a top priority.

The CIAQ has the responsibility, given to it by the US General Accounting Office, research arm of Congress, to coordinate the mold information in a manner that will benefit the public. We insist that this be continued and the task completed. It has been 1.5 years since the US GAO Mold Audit was published. The stalling and avoidance must stop.

We call upon Mrs. Jackson, the mother of a child with asthma, to make up-to-date education about indoor mold and dampness, coordinated with other gov't agencies, with EPA child protection from these dangerous conditions, the EPA's highest priorities.(SMH)
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 12:57pm CST

A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
Credibility key in 9/11 health trials

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 8:24am CST

In this file photo of Oct. 11, 2001, twisted steel juts out from the rubble of the north World Trade Center tower as a firefighter tries to cool down the still smoldering debris one month to the day after the disaster.
Sweet drinks up cancer risk

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:02am CST

PEOPLE who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
Key not keen on smoking ban at beaches, public places

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 11:35pm CST

A proposal to ban smoking at beaches and other public places doesn't have the support of Prime Minister John Key, who thinks it is too "nanny state". The Auckland Regional Public Health Service last week said it would urge tougher measures in a submission to the Maori affairs select committee's inquiry into the tobacco industry and the effects of ...
Child diabetes admissions increase Almost 900 children in Scotland...

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 7:10pm CST

Almost 900 children in Scotland were admitted to accident and emergency departments last year with a complication caused by diabetes, figures have shown.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 2:56pm CST

December 7, 2010 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. While making up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 49 percent of AIDS cases.
Another Polar Plunge for Ian Leonard

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 10:28am CST

Ian is jumping into a lake... again! This time, Keith Marler is getting in on the fun.
What if your parents need money?

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 6:11am CST

Staying on track to a comfortable retirement isn't only about taking care of your finances and your health.
Fixing a medical miscue

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 1:44am CST

IT TOOK too long, but The Lancet, an international medical journal that published an article that theorized a link between vaccination and autism in 1998, has finally retracted the research paper as a fraud.
Rihanna raises funds for charity

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 9:16pm CST

Inspired by a young friend who died from leukemia, singer Rihanna is working to get help for those who suffer from the disease.
24 Hours Vancouver

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 4:44pm CST

Nine years ago this month, Allan Rock - then the federal health minister - was operated on for prostate cancer.
World's first in-depth study of malaria parasite genome completed

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 12:31pm CST

London, Feb 6 : Researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Sciences have completed the world's first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome.
Cobbler Gets His Heart

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 8:08am CST

After spending 74 days on the transplant list, a Fayetteville shoe repair man has received a new heart.
HHS chief unveils $28M in NH budget cuts

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 3:42am CST

Families needing state help with child care will pay more starting March 1 under a plan to shore up New Hampshire's social services budget, the head of Health and Human Services said Friday.
Study finds increase in uninsured Minnesotans

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 11:14pm CST

A new study finds that nearly half a million Minnesotans are living without health insurance.
Layton vows to beat prostate cancer

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 6:51pm CST

Jack Layton became leader of the federal NDP in 2003. NDP Leader Jack Layton announced on Friday that he has prostate cancer, but said he will not step aside as leader as he battles the disease.
US H1N1 epidemic coming to an end?

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 2:32pm CST

Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.
Claire Danes' performance keeps HBO's 'Temple Grandin' from becoming sentimental

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 10:09am CST

Claire Danes plays real autistic woman Temple Grandin in HBO's two-hour movie. Whatever reluctance you might have to watch a two-hour movie on autism will vanish as Claire Danes draws you into the character of Temple Grandin .
The 5 Spot: Obesity Parents' Fight, Too

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 5:51am CST

As our First Lady joins in the fight against childhood obesity, how can parents join in the battle of the bulge? Learn the dos and don'ts when it comes to talking to your kids.
Pancreas boost for diabetic young

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 1:23am CST

Scientists have developed an "artificial pancreas" to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes during a ground-breaking trial, it has emerged.
House faces tough vote on $1.9 trillion more debt

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 9:08pm CST

House Democratic leaders faced with a politically excruciating vote are counting on new budget deficit curbs to ease passage of a bill allowing the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper in debt - or about $6,000 more for every U.S. resident.
Coroner: Casey Johnson's death diabetes related

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 4:49pm CST

The Los Angeles County coroner says socialite Casey Johnson's death was related to diabetes.
GlaxoSmithKline Q4 Profit up 66 Pct

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 12:31pm CST

FILE - In this April 20, 2009 file photo, a sign for British pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline is... FILE - In this April 20, 2009 file photo, a sign for British pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline is seen on its offices, in London.
Health spending to get bigger share of economy

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 8:01am CST

U.S. health spending will grow faster than the overall economy this decade and by 2019 nearly 20 cents of every dollar spent in the United States will go for healthcare, U.S. government analysts said on Thursday.
Snow Days Leave Students and Parents Coping with Cabin Fever

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 3:38am CST

Snow Days Leave Students and Parents Coping with Cabin Fever
Cuts leave indigent dialysis patients in limbo

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 11:16pm CST

Before she started receiving dialysis treatments at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, Bineet Kaur was so sick from kidney failure she could hardly walk.
South African president acknowledges love child

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 6:49pm CST

South Africa's polygamist president confirmed Wednesday that he fathered a daughter last year with a woman who is not one of his three wives or fiancee, and criticized those who said his actions undermined the country's campaign against AIDS.
Experts: 40% of Cancers Are Preventable

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 2:36pm CST

About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.
Pfizer posts big jump in 4th-qtr sales, profit thanks to $68 billion Wyeth acquisition

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 10:05am CST

Pfizer Inc., fresh from its mega-acquisition of fellow drugmaker Wyeth, on Wednesday posted a 34 percent jump in revenue to beat Wall Street expectations, but its profit came up a tad short.
Dementia 'costing UK £23bn a year'

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 5:51am CST

Dementia costs the country 23 billion per year and more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a "wake up call" report.
Extreme cold can compromise health

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 1:30am CST

Western Massachusetts can be a hot spot in the cold for skiing, skating, and ice fishing... But when is it too cold to stay outside?
Winfrey Targets Diabetes With Free Blood Tests

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 9:13pm CST

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey is planning another giveaway, but this time it isn't a new car.
QuanTEM Labs Oklahoma - False Light Over Mold - Sharon Kramer

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 4:44pm CST

It is amazing what lengths some will go to, to promote a litigation defense argument that anyone who says mold can harm contrary to the interests of the insurance industry, should repeatedly be held out in false light.

If you received this "news" letter from QuanTEM Labs, please know that this is a fraudulent article they site to that has been very hurtful to my family, who are innocent bystanders of my speaking out of a deceit in science that has been mass marketed to the courts over the mold issue in interest of the insurance industry. The underlying matter is still in litigation.
Medical journal retracts flawed autism study

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 2:49pm CST

A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.
Toxic Trailers - buyer beware of FEMA trailers flooding the market

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 10:20am CST

It appears that the sale of 15,000 FEMA trailers last Friday in Hope ends the talk about sending FEMA trailers to Haiti-which was being pushed by the RV industry as a way to prevent these trailers from flooding the market in the U.S. Although there are still more large lots of the trailers that are likely to be sold, there apparently is no real interest and logistical problems to sending these to Haiti.

Buyers should also be aware that when the CDC tested FEMA trailers in Miss. and Louisiana for formaldehyde, they also checked for mold. Half the trailers also had mold, which can also be very toxic and harmful to health. Fires and explosions are also a potential threat because these trailers were not set up or maintained properly. I have reposted Matt Robinson's Gambit article on that under Toxic Trailer News and here:
Drug research takes aim at retardation, autism

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 7:42am CST

WASHINGTON: A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.
Sioux reservation struggling after winter storms

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 3:28am CST

Parts of a sprawling South Dakota reservation were without water and electricity on Monday after an ice storm and blizzard toppled thousands of power lines, caused water pipes to freeze and burst, and forced more than a dozen residents on kidney dialysis to seek treatment at another reservation.The fierce ice storm hit the Cheyenne River Sioux ...
Gates' vaccine funding

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 10:55pm CST

Bill and Melinda Gates will more than likely double their spending on vaccines for poor nations.
Liver risk warning for Bristol-Myers HIV drug

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 6:18pm CST

Federal health officials say patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV have reported a rare, but potentially fatal liver disorder.
Health tip: who's a candidate for gastric bypass surgery?

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 1:51pm CST

Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended for obese people and is usually more quickly effective than standard dieting and shows more long term results than those from trend dieting like the HCG diet New York. Gastric bypass involves re-routing the path that food takes, including shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots or developing gallstones.
Ohio Medicaid changes to prescription drug coverage take effect today

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 1:18pm CST

If you're enrolled in one of Ohio's seven Medicaid plans, your prescription coverage is changing, beginning today.
Humana 4th-quarter profit climbs as expenses related to prescription drug plans drop

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 8:51am CST

Health insurer Humana Inc. posted a 44 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit Monday as a continued robust performance in its Medicare Advantage business drove higher government income, offsetting a slumping commercial segment dragged by the weak economy.
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 4:20am CST

In this Jan. 27, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama delivers the first State of the Union address of his presidency on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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